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[[spoiler: During the I'll Cover You reprise, the last line (one of them) is "525,600 Seasons of Love". As it is Angel's funeral, and they are all speaking for her, They're talking of her life. If you multiply 131,400 by four (one for each season), you get 525,600 seasons of love(/life).
To put simply, Angel helped them believe in love, and so all 525,600 seasons of love stands for Angel's life span.]]
To put simply, Angel helped them believe in love, and so all 525,600 seasons of love stands for Angel's life span.]]
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[[spoiler:To put simply, Angel helped them believe in love, and so all 525,600 seasons of love stands for Angel's life span.]]
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[[WMG:Angel is 131,400 years old.]]
[[spoiler: During the I'll Cover You reprise, the last line (one of them) is "525,600 Seasons of Love". As it is Angel's funeral, and they are all speaking for her, They're talking of her life. If you multiply 131,400 by four (one for each season), you get 525,600 seasons of love(/life).
To put simply, Angel helped them believe in love, and so all 525,600 seasons of love stands for Angel's life span.]]
[[spoiler: During the I'll Cover You reprise, the last line (one of them) is "525,600 Seasons of Love". As it is Angel's funeral, and they are all speaking for her, They're talking of her life. If you multiply 131,400 by four (one for each season), you get 525,600 seasons of love(/life).
To put simply, Angel helped them believe in love, and so all 525,600 seasons of love stands for Angel's life span.]]
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- this is actually kind of offensive. Who cares what her parents chose as a name for her. The name she chose for herself is the one that matters. It is her REAL name.
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- this is actually kind of offensive. Who cares what we parets chose as a name for her. Th name she chose for herself is the one that matters. It is her REAL name.
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- this is actually kind of offensive. Who cares what we parets chose as a name for her. Th name she chose for herself is the one that matters. It is her REAL name.
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[[WMG:Angel is not her(/his) real name.]]
It's actually pretty uncommon for a trans/nonbinary to NOT change their name, mostly due to the fact that their name is masculine/feminine so they need to change it so it's easier to identify their gender.
Also, Angel isn't really a common name one would give their child (more common would be Angela or Angelina or something).
It's actually pretty uncommon for a trans/nonbinary to NOT change their name, mostly due to the fact that their name is masculine/feminine so they need to change it so it's easier to identify their gender.
Also, Angel isn't really a common name one would give their child (more common would be Angela or Angelina or something).
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* That would be a nice idea to exonerate Angel of any murderous intent, but the lady's instructions in Today 4 You make the intention of killing the dog, not just giving the neighbors a taste of their own medicine, pretty explicit.
-->This akita, Evita, just won't shut up.
-->I believe if you played non-stop that pup
-->Would breathe its very last high-strung breath.
-->I'm certain that cur will bark itself to death.
-->This akita, Evita, just won't shut up.
-->I believe if you played non-stop that pup
-->Would breathe its very last high-strung breath.
-->I'm certain that cur will bark itself to death.
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[[WMG: [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis The whole show is Mark's documentary]]]]
After quitting his job, Mark cuts together a documentary showcasing the horrors of AIDS and its victims' attempt to stay optimistic in the face of their terminal illness. This groundbreaking docudrama (dedicated to Angel) is Mark's breakthrough feature, and he goes on to a successful career. The show is a stylised representation of the film he makes.
After quitting his job, Mark cuts together a documentary showcasing the horrors of AIDS and its victims' attempt to stay optimistic in the face of their terminal illness. This groundbreaking docudrama (dedicated to Angel) is Mark's breakthrough feature, and he goes on to a successful career. The show is a stylised representation of the film he makes.
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[[WMG: Angel didn't mean to kill Evita.]]
Angel was paid to play drums outside Alison and Benny's place as revenge for all the noise their dog made. Normally, a dog in this situation would just "join in" by barking. No one expected the dog to "commit suicide" by jumping. Either Evita got so excited by the noise of the drums she didn't realize how close to the edge she was or someone up there (Benny?) got sick of the noise and punted that akita to her death.
Angel was paid to play drums outside Alison and Benny's place as revenge for all the noise their dog made. Normally, a dog in this situation would just "join in" by barking. No one expected the dog to "commit suicide" by jumping. Either Evita got so excited by the noise of the drums she didn't realize how close to the edge she was or someone up there (Benny?) got sick of the noise and punted that akita to her death.
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** Doesn't Ali vanish during one of the later songs when it implies the people in life support are dying?
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* He smokes a blunt and shares it with Angel after the "Today 4 U" number in the movie, so this is probably true in that medium.
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[[WMG: Mark dies at the end of La Vie Boheme]]
Throughout the show, Mark is probably the most clean character: we never see him drink or smoke, he doesn't have AIDS, he's straight, he does nothing romantically to any character, he's Jewish, etc. So, by "La Vie Boheme," he's realized that his life has no meaning and he's done nothing interesting but film his friends. So he finally snaps and sings "La Vie Boheme," swearing more than he ever does anywhere else in the show. He drinks himself to death in the song, and dies.
"Seasons of Love" is his funeral.
From that point on, Mark is a ghost only seen by Roger. No one else interacts with Mark except one instance during Mimi's death when Joanne yells up into their apartment, "Mark! Roger!," which could be her correcting herself out of habit. The final Tune Up is Roger playing Mark's unreleased footage for the first time.
Buzzline left messages but never got a response from Mark since they didn't know he died.
Throughout the show, Mark is probably the most clean character: we never see him drink or smoke, he doesn't have AIDS, he's straight, he does nothing romantically to any character, he's Jewish, etc. So, by "La Vie Boheme," he's realized that his life has no meaning and he's done nothing interesting but film his friends. So he finally snaps and sings "La Vie Boheme," swearing more than he ever does anywhere else in the show. He drinks himself to death in the song, and dies.
"Seasons of Love" is his funeral.
From that point on, Mark is a ghost only seen by Roger. No one else interacts with Mark except one instance during Mimi's death when Joanne yells up into their apartment, "Mark! Roger!," which could be her correcting herself out of habit. The final Tune Up is Roger playing Mark's unreleased footage for the first time.
Buzzline left messages but never got a response from Mark since they didn't know he died.
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* Which could also justify the FridgeLogic of Benny cheating on her with Mimi even though Mimi has AIDS.
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* Extension: Mark is bi, but has the hots for ''Angel.''
** Evidence: Angel is at the very least Mark's muse, since zir death is what inspires him to finish his work. Mark might not recognize it because it's the nineties, so he might think that he's only attracted to Angel when dressed as a woman, but there's definitely something there.
** Evidence: Angel is at the very least Mark's muse, since zir death is what inspires him to finish his work. Mark might not recognize it because it's the nineties, so he might think that he's only attracted to Angel when dressed as a woman, but there's definitely something there.
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Despite creating and (on a whim) making a case for the guess as an AlternateCharacterInterpretation, I didn't believe this [[Tropers/{{JET73L}} myself]] until I came to this point: If she had AIDS, why would Benny sustain a relationship with her? It's not for sex, since ''nothing'' was ever given to indicate that he had AIDS/HIV (Yes, I do understand that even back then when treatments weren't as advanced as they now, many people were willing to trust thin, easily-broken latex barriers for long-term protection against this sort of thing). Status? She was a possibly-former stripper- or "[[InsistentTerminology S&M dancer]]"- who last year had the purported best hindquarters in the area but was canonically wasting away. A relationship built on love and mutual respect? Unless they both felt like lying about it in the same way, for some odd and so far obscure reason, this is ''definitely'' not the case. Spite? He didn't seem to care enough about Roger in particular to take her away with the sole purpose of causing him pain. The only reason I could figure for their relationship as it was shown (aside from the above parenthetical) was if Mimi didn't have AIDS and Benny knew.
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Despite creating and (on a whim) making a case for the guess as an AlternateCharacterInterpretation, I didn't believe this [[Tropers/{{JET73L}} myself]] until I came to this point: If she had AIDS, why would Benny sustain a relationship with her? It's not for sex, since ''nothing'' was ever given to indicate that he had AIDS/HIV (Yes, I do understand that even back then when treatments weren't as advanced as they now, many people were willing to trust thin, easily-broken latex barriers for long-term protection against this sort of thing). Status? She was a possibly-former stripper- or "[[InsistentTerminology "[[InsistentTerminology
S&M dancer]]"- who last year had the purported best hindquarters in the area but was canonically wasting away. A relationship built on love and mutual respect? Unless they both felt like lying about it in the same way, for some odd and so far obscure reason, this is ''definitely'' not the case. Spite? He didn't seem to care enough about Roger in particular to take her away with the sole purpose of causing him pain. The only reason I could figure for their relationship as it was shown (aside from the above parenthetical) was if Mimi didn't have AIDS and Benny knew.
S&M dancer]]"- who last year had the purported best hindquarters in the area but was canonically wasting away. A relationship built on love and mutual respect? Unless they both felt like lying about it in the same way, for some odd and so far obscure reason, this is ''definitely'' not the case. Spite? He didn't seem to care enough about Roger in particular to take her away with the sole purpose of causing him pain. The only reason I could figure for their relationship as it was shown (aside from the above parenthetical) was if Mimi didn't have AIDS and Benny knew.
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Throughout the song, he's been singing about "living in America". Then, in the film version, he's standing on the edge of the roof and declares, "I quit," and switches to singing about dying for the next verse. It might not come across like that in other productions, but the fact he's standing at the edge of a roof in the film suggests he might be thinking about jumping.
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Throughout the song, he's been singing about "living in America". Then, in the film version, he's standing on the edge of the roof and declares, "I quit," and switches to singing about dying for the next verse. It might not come across like that in other productions, but the fact he's standing at the edge of a a
roof in the film suggests he might be thinking about jumping.
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[[WMG: Alison [[TheUnseen (Benny's wife)]] and Ali (Life Support) are the same person.]]
I know the Life Support names vary by production, and "Ali" can be stand-alone or short for other things, but going by the script [[OneSteveLimit it's spelled the same way it would be as a nickname for "Alison"]]
I know the Life Support names vary by production, and "Ali" can be stand-alone or short for other things, but going by the script [[OneSteveLimit it's spelled the same way it would be as a nickname for "Alison"]]
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*** ''And'' so Mark isn't with Maureen.
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** Could have resurrected in a different form though ...
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[[WMG: Angel is male-identified]]
There seems to be debates about hir gender. It seems like ze only uses female pronouns in drag, which is a common things for drag queens and crossdressers.
There seems to be debates about hir gender. It seems like ze only uses female pronouns in drag, which is a common things for drag queens and crossdressers.
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[[WMG:During "What You Own", Mark is considering suicide.]]
Throughout the song, he's been singing about "living in America". Then, in the film version, he's standing on the edge of the roof and declares, "I quit," and switches to singing about dying for the next verse. It might not come across like that in other productions, but the fact he's standing at the edge of a roof in the film suggests he might be thinking about jumping.
Throughout the song, he's been singing about "living in America". Then, in the film version, he's standing on the edge of the roof and declares, "I quit," and switches to singing about dying for the next verse. It might not come across like that in other productions, but the fact he's standing at the edge of a roof in the film suggests he might be thinking about jumping.
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[[WMG: Mimi was pretending to have AIDS.]]
AIDS was becoming more sympathizable as drug use was becoming more scorned, and she could take advantage of that if she pretended to have AIDS and downplayed (or outright hid) her heroin addiction. If she met and became involved with someone who actually did have AIDS/HIV, it would give her a way to start a relationship that would feel meaningful and eventually fulfill the death wish that she had until [[spoiler: Roger's song and Angel's memory/spirit brought her back)]] (a death wish which was at least very, ''very'' vaguely implied in the play, if I'm not reading too much or too little into parts of her character). Using prescription-grade stimulants (amphetamine-type) under the guise of AZT would help her counteract the more obvious side effects of heroin use and withdrawal while still leaving her to her weakening and wasting away. This would only work on people who walked into it assuming she was telling the truth and didn't know about the heroin use or who assumed she got AIDS as a result of something like needle-sharing (because [[RealityIsUnrealistic who would ever lie that they had AIDS]]?); a former heroin addict and current AIDS sufferer knew and/or assumed that she was a heroin addict didn't realize she (supposedly) had AIDS until she stopped for an "AZT break". Her collapse on Christmas Eve, which I assumed to be an overdose? Was just an overdose.
Despite creating and (on a whim) making a case for the guess as an AlternateCharacterInterpretation, I didn't believe this [[Tropers/{{JET73L}} myself]] until I came to this point: If she had AIDS, why would Benny sustain a relationship with her? It's not for sex, since ''nothing'' was ever given to indicate that he had AIDS/HIV (Yes, I do understand that even back then when treatments weren't as advanced as they now, many people were willing to trust thin, easily-broken latex barriers for long-term protection against this sort of thing). Status? She was a possibly-former stripper- or "[[InsistentTerminology S&M dancer]]"- who last year had the purported best hindquarters in the area but was canonically wasting away. A relationship built on love and mutual respect? Unless they both felt like lying about it in the same way, for some odd and so far obscure reason, this is ''definitely'' not the case. Spite? He didn't seem to care enough about Roger in particular to take her away with the sole purpose of causing him pain. The only reason I could figure for their relationship as it was shown (aside from the above parenthetical) was if Mimi didn't have AIDS and Benny knew.
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...So Santa [[spoiler:died of AIDS?]] [[NoJustNo DO NOT WANT.]]
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...So Santa [[spoiler:died of AIDS?]] [[NoJustNo DO NOT WANT.]]
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** And Take Me For What I Am. And Seasons of Love. And Tango Maureen. And...
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** And Take Me For What I Am. Or Leave Me. And Seasons of Love.Love (In the movie). And Tango Maureen. And...
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** Yep. And people who knew the show and Jonathan personally say that, if he hadn't died, he would have continued to make a ton of revisions. The man was always looking to make his show better.
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* This is true. I saw a documentary about Jonathan Larson and it said he was working on the show up until his death.
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* Makes sense to me. I always figured she was in the grey areas of gender.
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There\'s a seperate page for time lords now, isn\'t there?
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They coorespond with La Boheme because they time traveled to New York.
They coorespond with La Boheme because they time traveled to New York.
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[[WMG:The Boho's are all Time Lords]]
They coorespond with La Boheme because they time traveled to New York.
They coorespond with La Boheme because they time traveled to New York.
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[[WMG:Angel is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer genderqueer]].]]
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*** Larson died the day before the first preview at New York Theatre Workshop. It's common to do rewrites during previews; considering that the show was already collecting buzz for a commercial transfer at that point, it's quite likely that Larson (and Michael Greif, and Tim Weil, and everybody else) had a long list of probable revisions to make.
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** ...Except that Larson died the day before the play ''premiered.'' It would've made no sense to randomly change the song the actors have been rehearsing for months on the night of the premiere.
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[[WMG:Certain songs were unfinished before Larson died.]]
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**And Take Me For What I Am. And Seasons of Love. And Tango Maureen. And...
